Comment from Friends of Animals, Inc.
Friends of Animals, Inc.OpposeAdvocacy
Summary: Friends of Animals, a non-profit advocacy organization, opposes the issuance of permits to import bonobos for captive breeding or scientific research. They argue that these activities do not provide meaningful conservation benefits for wild populations and instead advocate for prioritizing habitat protection and anti-poaching efforts.
Please see the attached comments and references submitted on behalf of Friends of Animals.
Attachments
- Friends of Animals Comments Captive-born Pygmy chimpanzee Import Permit FWS-HQ-IA-2026-0760 June 10 2026_FINAL (PDF)
- Emails from Friends of Animals inquiring for clarification of permit purpose (PDF)
- IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15932A17964305.en.2 (PDF)
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Animal Testing Survey 2024 (PDF)
- Sojung Han et al Deep genetic substructure within bonobos_ Current Biology 2024 (PDF)
- Clarisa Brincart Do humans and chimps really share nearly 99 percent of their DNA Live Science (PDF)
- Guillame Jan Bonobos transformed how we think about animal societies The Guardian 2025 (PDF)